Look Out, Nashville!!

 

I’ve mentioned more than once one of my favorite site where you can fill in the blanks and make a poem or song lyrics. https://www.poem-generator.org.uk/  Great resource. I’ve done a lot of poems and shared some of them. This is the first time I tried doing song lyrics. I tried to be as random as possible when filling in the blanks, and had to tinker a bit to add or subtract stuff. And by the way, that picture at the top is the cover of my new album that showcases this song…You may not have heard of the Slop Jockeys before, but I predict they will stun the world with their music…

 

An Angry Kinda Dreamer by the Slop Jockeys

 

I get on with life as a dreamer, although I'm an angry kinda person.
I like drinking and eating. I like to contemplate vodka.
But when I start to daydream,

My mind turns straight to shrimp.

(Five six seven eight...)

Sometimes I look in the mirror and I look into my eyes.
I notice the way I think about shrimp with a smile I just can't disguise.
But then I think it's vodka making my life worthwhile.
Why is it so hard for me to decide which I love more?
Vodka or...
Shrimp?

 

Do I love shrimp more than vodka?
Do I love shrimp more than vodka?

I like to use words like 'goober' and 'bushwa.'
I like to use words about vodka.
But when I stop my talking,
My mind turns straight to shrimp.

(Five six seven eight...)

I like to hang out with hobos and strangers.

I like to kick back with cops.
But when left alone,
My mind turns straight to shrimp.

 

Do I love shrimp more than vodka?
Do I love shrimp more than vodka?

 

(Five six seven eight...)

Do I love shrimp more than vodka?
Do I love shrimp more than vodka?

(Five six seven eight...)

 

Fade out…

 

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If ANY of you can set this thing to actual music, I’m willing to go halvsies on royalties…

 

 

Trousseau/Hope Chest

 

 

This refers to the things a teen age girl would start collecting in anticipation of getting married. The chest itself could be very ornate or functionally plain. The contents varied a great deal, depending on the resources of the girl and her family. It was a custom in many countries dating back as far as the 6^th century in Egypt. It was also called a Dower Chest.

 

A lot of the items such as clothing, table linens, bed linens, quilts and towels would be worked on by the women of the family, including the girl. They would make these items special with embroidery and other needlework. These things could possibly be worked on for several years. The chest would need to be big enough for the contents and portable, since most girls took the chest with them when they married.

 

General list

 

Household linens as listed above (multiple sets for each type)

Underwear and nightclothes

Slippers, stockings and gloves

Aprons

“Personal” linens

Jewelry

Clothes for everyday use and some for special occasions

Sometimes china, silverware and glassware

Toiletries and hair care items

 

After the wedding, the chest would become part of the family furniture. Storage for extra blankets or bedding, also for storing the wedding dress.

 

A nice little custom from the past.

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Random thought:

The youngest picture of yourself is also the oldest picture of yourself.

 

Check Your Drawers!!

 

No, not those drawers…your JUNK drawers. Unless that’s where you keep your regular drawers (i.e. underwear), in which case you just need to leave this blog…even if you DO call your regular drawers “junk drawers”. Which is funny, yes. But I digress…

 

Awhile back I asked if the mighty junk drawer was in ALL homes, and the answer was pretty much a universal “yes” even in other countries. So I got to thinking…what makes the perfect junk drawer? And came up with this tutorial for the rare folks who need guidance.

 

Kitchen

Tape measures. At least 2 of them. One regular and one long enough to measure a wall.

At least 2 or 3 sandwich bags of rubber bands.

A 3x5 cardboard of thumbtacks. And another one that has NEVER BEEN OPENED.

Various screwdrivers and pliers.

At least 1 icepick.

A couple of small hammers.

Random nails and screws of different sizes. Maybe a few bolts and washers as well.

Zip ties.

Different types of tape rolls (electrician, masking, painter, etc) ALL WITH ONLY SMALL LENGTHS OF TAPE LEFT. The 37 pound roll of duct tape is in the garage on top of the freezer.

String of some sort. Nothing long enough for anything.

One flashlight with batteries that are dead, one flashlight with no batteries in it.

Random batteries, none of which go to either of the flashlights.

Several various tubes of glue which are pretty much dried out.

Plugs. Your choice. None go to any appliance in the house.

Same with keys. None go to any door.

Plastic bag of matches.

Bonus points for stuff like legos, broken plastic toys, maybe a couple of rocks that one of the kids put in there to keep it safe. You can probably come up with other things as well.

 

You can have other junk drawers for things like desks or night stands, but you’re on your own there. And no matter HOW many times you go through the various drawers to straighten them out, you will end up with THE SAME AMOUNT OF JUNK!! It’s like MAGIC!! Don’t fight it!